Tregoweth Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tregoweth Surname Definition:

From tre-govyth, -guydh, -gyth, -wyth, the dwelling by the wood.

Tregoweth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1241:36,5196,244
Australia361:749,88148,970
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tregoweth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From tre-govyth, -guydh, -gyth, -wyth, the dwelling by the wood.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tregoweth Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tregoweth Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tregoweth is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tregoweth? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,369,340th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Tregoweth reside; 99 percent reside in Australasia and 99 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 36,519. In New Zealand it is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 49 percent are found, Waikato Region, where 34 percent are found and Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 8 percent are found. Aside from New Zealand this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Tregoweth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tregoweth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tregoweth surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tregouet82514/
Tregower822/
Tregoe8060/
Tregout751/
Tregoye750/
Tirgovet71121/
Trégouet711/
Tregouët711/
Treagove710/
Tregea67381/
Tregou6765/
Tyrgovets6714/
Trigoe671/
Tregaut632/
Tregous631/
Trigoye631/
Treagea630/
Trigoust5937/
Tîrgoveţ5929/
Trégouët5923/
Tergoute591/
Tregay53114/
Tregaj5318/
Traigovich5312/
Trigoi535/
Trégou531/
Trigou531/
Trigaut5055/
Tregaux501/
Trigous501/
Trigiio501/
Tregiia501/
Trigeat500/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tregoweth
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